Monthly Archives: October 2015

“In a time of destruction, create something,” says writer Maxine Hong Kingston. Create something – even drawing a scathing cartoon would be better than not creating. Create a fantastic apple tart from the season’s riches, or a Catalan dish of … Continue reading →

Two diametric opinions, side by side. Two incompatible points of view. Two opinions that can barely be contained in the same small country. It sounds like Israel. It also sounds like opinions of two Jews. In such dire times it … Continue reading →

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Last night I came across a lovely autumnal phrase from a Paul Celan’s poem, “Corona”: “Autumn nibbles its leaf from my hand: we are friends.” Celan doesn’t leave it there. “We shell time from the nuts and teach it to … Continue reading →